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Costa Rica vs Saint Vincent statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Costa Rica has a population of 5.13M (ranked 126/197), compared with 101K in Saint Vincent (ranked 184/197). Costa Rica's land area is 19,714 sq mi versus 150.6 sq mi for Saint Vincent (ranked 126th vs. 185th).

By GDP, Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B) and Saint Vincent ranks 186/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587), while Saint Vincent ranks 82/197 ($11,501).

Main facts and rankings

Costa Rica Saint Vincent
Population
5170484
99920
Population rank 126/197 184/197
GDP
$95.4B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 72/197 186/197
GDP per capita
$18,587
2024
$11,501
2024
GDP per capita rank 62/197 82/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,063
2024
$21,272
2024
Government debt
$57B
2024
$1.07B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
93.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,106
2024
$10,661
2024
Government debt per person rank 51/185 56/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,322
2025
$14,935
2025
Land area
19,714 sq mi
2025
150.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
260.2 ppl/mi²
2024
668 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
35.6 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Costa Rica and Saint Vincent: Comparison Charts

Costa Rica and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP
Costa Rica

Saint Vincent
Year GDP
Costa Rica Saint Vincent
1960 $507,513,830 $13,066,634
1961 $490,325,182 $13,999,965
1962 $479,180,824 $14,524,964
1963 $511,902,137 $13,708,299
1964 $542,578,367 $14,758,296
1965 $592,981,162 $15,108,296
1966 $647,305,630 $16,099,960
1967 $699,456,619 $15,835,106
1968 $773,841,494 $15,350,000
1969 $853,630,204 $16,650,000
1970 $984,830,158 $18,450,000
1971 $1,077,147,538 $20,051,922
1972 $1,238,251,696 $27,585,805
1973 $1,528,925,846 $30,165,081
1974 $1,666,544,754 $32,923,703
1975 $1,960,863,466 $33,237,226
1976 $2,412,555,426 $32,792,845
1977 $3,072,427,013 $49,353,162
1978 $3,523,208,810 $60,844,771
1979 $4,035,519,323 $71,096,360
1980 $4,831,447,001 $82,340,340
1981 $2,623,803,096 $102,086,539
1982 $2,606,623,555 $113,759,203
1983 $3,146,772,631 $122,255,350
1984 $3,660,477,856 $135,024,988
1985 $3,919,203,960 $145,641,705
1986 $4,418,983,871 $160,846,657
1987 $4,532,952,047 $175,580,647
1988 $4,614,629,898 $200,726,713
1989 $5,251,025,767 $214,745,002
1990 $5,711,687,787 $240,366,667
1991 $7,215,725,487 $254,829,630
1992 $8,579,754,758 $277,955,556
1993 $9,564,815,975 $286,307,407
1994 $10,489,903,725 $289,437,037
1995 $11,578,594,260 $316,007,407
1996 $11,678,424,507 $331,488,889
1997 $12,614,602,382 $347,770,370
1998 $13,684,255,947 $373,618,519
1999 $14,254,866,285 $390,718,519
2000 $15,013,629,662 $427,946,037
2001 $15,976,174,337 $462,072,333
2002 $16,578,820,687 $487,763,852
2003 $17,271,760,507 $509,090,889
2004 $18,610,594,846 $549,900,185
2005 $20,040,642,477 $579,948,926
2006 $22,715,540,324 $643,501,148
2007 $26,884,700,709 $713,596,667
2008 $30,801,745,700 $732,663,259
2009 $30,745,714,313 $714,300,259
2010 $37,658,616,952 $720,447,889
2011 $42,762,613,699 $713,796,370
2012 $47,231,655,432 $730,032,593
2013 $50,949,668,842 $764,781,259
2014 $52,016,408,854 $770,900,000
2015 $56,441,920,821 $786,555,556
2016 $58,847,019,610 $814,303,704
2017 $60,516,044,657 $844,040,741
2018 $62,420,164,992 $884,329,630
2019 $64,417,670,521 $910,481,481
2020 $62,395,610,760 $864,566,667
2021 $64,960,725,734 $888,677,778
2022 $69,243,626,029 $989,188,889
2023 $86,497,941,439 $1,072,237,037
2024 $95,350,423,177 $1,157,207,407

Costa Rica and Saint Vincent economies compared

GDP per capita
Costa Rica

Saint Vincent
Year GDP per capita
Costa Rica Saint Vincent
1960 $382 $154.8
1961 $356 $163
1962 $335 $166.5
1963 $346 $154.9
1964 $354 $164.4
1965 $374 $166.2
1966 $395 $174.9
1967 $414 $170
1968 $445 $163.1
1969 $477 $175.2
1970 $536 $192.3
1971 $570 $207
1972 $639 $282.1
1973 $769 $306
1974 $817 $331
1975 $937 $331
1976 $1,123 $324
1977 $1,393 $484
1978 $1,556 $592
1979 $1,735 $687
1980 $2,021 $790
1981 $1,068 $972
1982 $1,032 $1,074
1983 $1,213 $1,144
1984 $1,372 $1,254
1985 $1,429 $1,342
1986 $1,569 $1,472
1987 $1,567 $1,596
1988 $1,555 $1,814
1989 $1,725 $1,930
1990 $1,830 $2,150
1991 $2,253 $2,271
1992 $2,612 $2,471
1993 $2,840 $2,540
1994 $3,040 $2,563
1995 $3,275 $2,795
1996 $3,227 $2,930
1997 $3,408 $3,074
1998 $3,617 $3,301
1999 $3,691 $3,447
2000 $3,813 $3,769
2001 $3,985 $4,071
2002 $4,068 $4,303
2003 $4,173 $4,500
2004 $4,431 $4,873
2005 $4,703 $5,157
2006 $5,257 $5,745
2007 $6,138 $6,398
2008 $6,937 $6,599
2009 $6,833 $6,464
2010 $8,266 $6,552
2011 $9,276 $6,528
2012 $10,127 $6,714
2013 $10,803 $7,072
2014 $10,911 $7,169
2015 $11,715 $7,354
2016 $12,091 $7,657
2017 $12,317 $7,988
2018 $12,590 $8,428
2019 $12,885 $8,741
2020 $12,394 $8,351
2021 $12,838 $8,641
2022 $13,626 $9,694
2023 $16,942 $10,582
2024 $18,587 $11,501

Costa Rica vs. Saint Vincent life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Costa Rica

Saint Vincent
Year Life expectancy, years
Costa Rica Saint Vincent
1950 57.5 46.9
1951 57.8 48.6
1952 58.1 49.5
1953 59.1 51.1
1954 59.9 52.7
1955 60.5 54.3
1956 61.2 54.9
1957 61.6 55.9
1958 62.3 57.1
1959 62.9 57.8
1960 63.5 58.6
1961 63.9 59.3
1962 64.2 59.9
1963 64.3 60.5
1964 64.5 61.1
1965 64.8 61.6
1966 65.1 62.1
1967 65.6 62.5
1968 65.8 63.1
1969 66.4 63.5
1970 66.8 64
1971 67.4 64.4
1972 68 64.8
1973 68.7 65.1
1974 69.4 65.4
1975 70.3 65.9
1976 70.9 66.5
1977 71.5 66.9
1978 72 67.3
1979 72.5 69.3
1980 73 68
1981 73.4 68.3
1982 73.9 68.6
1983 74.2 68.8
1984 74.6 69.2
1985 74.8 69.8
1986 74.9 70.1
1987 75.2 70.4
1988 75.5 70.6
1989 75.9 70.6
1990 76.1 70.6
1991 76.2 70.6
1992 76.4 70.7
1993 76.3 70.6
1994 76.3 70.6
1995 76.4 70.6
1996 76.4 70.5
1997 76.6 70.4
1998 76.9 70.3
1999 77.1 70.3
2000 77.3 70.3
2001 77.6 70.4
2002 77.9 70.7
2003 78.2 70.4
2004 78.5 70.4
2005 78.9 70.5
2006 79 70.4
2007 79.1 70.4
2008 79.2 70.6
2009 79.4 70.7
2010 79.4 70.7
2011 79.6 70.6
2012 79.9 70.5
2013 80.2 70.1
2014 80.2 70.4
2015 80.4 70.5
2016 80 70.7
2017 80 71
2018 80.1 71
2019 80.3 71
2020 79.7 69.6
2021 78.1 69.1
2022 79.3 71.2
2023 80.8 71.2
2024 81 71.4
2025 81.2 71.5

Costa Rica and Saint Vincent population clocks and comparison

Population
Costa Rica

Saint Vincent
Year Population
Costa Rica Saint Vincent
1960 1,327,496 84,388
1961 1,377,920 85,870
1962 1,429,445 87,236
1963 1,481,604 88,523
1964 1,533,960 89,749
1965 1,586,208 90,927
1966 1,638,116 92,052
1967 1,689,523 93,124
1968 1,739,731 94,123
1969 1,789,276 95,058
1970 1,838,949 95,964
1971 1,888,539 96,872
1972 1,938,248 97,790
1973 1,988,343 98,691
1974 2,039,643 99,556
1975 2,092,719 100,387
1976 2,147,774 101,197
1977 2,205,025 101,999
1978 2,264,510 102,775
1979 2,326,490 103,478
1980 2,390,633 104,213
1981 2,456,637 105,073
1982 2,524,806 105,969
1983 2,595,153 106,838
1984 2,667,595 107,687
1985 2,741,894 108,506
1986 2,817,216 109,281
1987 2,892,699 110,001
1988 2,968,103 110,658
1989 3,043,827 111,272
1990 3,121,706 111,812
1991 3,202,176 112,222
1992 3,284,258 112,509
1993 3,367,434 112,735
1994 3,451,122 112,918
1995 3,535,176 113,047
1996 3,619,013 113,119
1997 3,701,711 113,141
1998 3,782,838 113,180
1999 3,862,101 113,366
2000 3,937,739 113,545
2001 4,008,947 113,501
2002 4,075,705 113,347
2003 4,138,784 113,141
2004 4,200,078 112,835
2005 4,261,240 112,450
2006 4,321,340 112,014
2007 4,380,248 111,531
2008 4,440,056 111,028
2009 4,499,791 110,508
2010 4,555,962 109,959
2011 4,609,833 109,349
2012 4,663,934 108,736
2013 4,716,147 108,135
2014 4,767,119 107,535
2015 4,818,038 106,960
2016 4,866,998 106,349
2017 4,913,177 105,663
2018 4,957,818 104,926
2019 4,999,553 104,167
2020 5,034,320 103,526
2021 5,059,988 102,841
2022 5,081,765 102,046
2023 5,105,525 101,323
2024 5,129,910 100,616

Fertility rates in Costa Rica and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate
Costa Rica

Saint Vincent
Year Fertility rate
Costa Rica Saint Vincent
1960 6.71 7.25
1961 6.65 7.16
1962 6.54 7.03
1963 6.39 6.92
1964 6.19 6.83
1965 5.96 6.74
1966 5.7 6.64
1967 5.42 6.53
1968 5.03 6.42
1969 4.84 6.28
1970 4.59 6.12
1971 4.36 5.95
1972 4.16 5.77
1973 3.99 5.59
1974 3.89 5.38
1975 3.8 5.17
1976 3.75 4.95
1977 3.7 4.75
1978 3.66 4.55
1979 3.65 4.29
1980 3.58 3.92
1981 3.56 3.85
1982 3.54 3.74
1983 3.53 3.56
1984 3.52 3.28
1985 3.51 3.08
1986 3.45 2.92
1987 3.38 2.82
1988 3.31 2.75
1989 3.24 2.73
1990 3.17 2.73
1991 3.08 2.75
1992 3 2.76
1993 2.93 2.74
1994 2.86 2.68
1995 2.78 2.61
1996 2.68 2.53
1997 2.59 2.43
1998 2.53 2.35
1999 2.48 2.31
2000 2.41 2.31
2001 2.31 2.3
2002 2.16 2.22
2003 2.08 2.14
2004 2.03 2.09
2005 2.04 2.07
2006 1.94 2.03
2007 1.95 2.06
2008 1.98 2.15
2009 1.95 2.17
2010 1.83 2.14
2011 1.88 2.08
2012 1.85 2.11
2013 1.78 2.11
2014 1.8 2.14
2015 1.8 2.13
2016 1.75 2.06
2017 1.71 1.94
2018 1.71 1.9
2019 1.6 1.86
2020 1.45 1.83
2021 1.35 1.81
2022 1.34 1.79
2023 1.33 1.78

Costa Rica and Saint Vincent demographics compared

Median age
Costa Rica

Saint Vincent
Year Median age, years
Costa Rica Saint Vincent
1960 16.8 15.5
1961 16.8 15.6
1962 16.7 15.7
1963 16.7 15.9
1964 16.7 16.1
1965 16.7 16.2
1966 16.8 16.4
1967 16.9 16.5
1968 17.1 16.6
1969 17.3 16.7
1970 17.6 16.8
1971 17.8 16.9
1972 18.1 16.9
1973 18.4 17
1974 18.6 17
1975 18.9 17.1
1976 19.2 17.1
1977 19.5 17.2
1978 19.7 17.2
1979 20 17.3
1980 20.3 17.5
1981 20.6 17.9
1982 20.9 18.3
1983 21.2 18.6
1984 21.4 19
1985 21.6 19.3
1986 21.8 19.6
1987 22.1 19.9
1988 22.3 20.1
1989 22.5 20.3
1990 22.7 20.5
1991 22.9 20.9
1992 23.2 21.3
1993 23.4 21.8
1994 23.6 22.2
1995 23.9 22.7
1996 24.1 23.1
1997 24.4 23.5
1998 24.7 23.8
1999 24.9 24
2000 25.2 24.3
2001 25.5 24.6
2002 25.9 25.1
2003 26.3 25.6
2004 26.7 26.2
2005 27 26.8
2006 27.4 27.3
2007 27.8 27.9
2008 28.2 28.4
2009 28.6 28.9
2010 29 29.4
2011 29.4 29.8
2012 29.8 30.3
2013 30.3 30.8
2014 30.7 31.3
2015 31.2 31.7
2016 31.7 32.2
2017 32.1 32.7
2018 32.6 33.2
2019 33 33.7
2020 33.5 34.1
2021 34 34.4
2022 34.5 34.6
2023 35.1 34.9
2024 35.6 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Costa Rica Saint Vincent
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$1.11B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.3%
2025
36.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.25%
2021
6.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.23%
2025
-7.74%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.94%
2024
18.8%
2008
Services, % of GDP
68.8%
2024
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.7%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.6
2025
60.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.2%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2024
n/a
Listed domestic companies
9
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.23B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$317M
2024
Personal remittances received
$725M
2024
$94.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,146,500
2020
392,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.41%
2020
46%
2020
Banked people share
71.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Costa Rica Saint Vincent
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,025 kg
2023
628 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.4
2023
$16.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.57 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.68 tons
2023
0.95 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.6%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
34.2%
2021
5.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
37.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
60.4%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,206 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
99.4%
2021
15%
2021
Hydroelectric share
69.3%
2023
13.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Costa Rica Saint Vincent
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
+967
2024
-737
2024
Urban population
83.2%
2024
54.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.82 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2024
63
2024
Higher education index
73
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
17.7
2023
40.4
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.8
2019
7.4
2019
Visa free countries
144
2025
146
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2021
96.9%
1980
English speaking
8.15%
2023
95%
2023
People using the Internet
85.4%
2023
76%
2023

Health

Costa Rica Saint Vincent
Government health expenditure per capita
$979
2022
$435
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$219.6
2022
$120.1
2022
Life expectancy
81.2 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.03%
2022
0.46%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.64
2022
0.94
2012
Maternal mortality per 100K births
24
2023
56
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10.5
2023
10.6
2023
Obesity rate
32.3%
2022
34.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.8%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
80
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.4 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Costa Rica Saint Vincent
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,843 sq mi
2024
1,497 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,534 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,907 sq mi
2025
110.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,129 mi
2017
n/a

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